1. LaRon Landry: Will be counted on to contain Vick and his speedy WRs. 2. Lawrence Timmons: Will be very active against Baltimore. 3. Patrick Willis: I expect him to put the Niners on his back vs. ATL. 4. Jon Beason: CAR is a mess, but Beason is nasty. 19 tackles vs. NO last year. 5. James Harrison: I expect a physical game vs. Baltimore. 6. Ray Lewis: He’ll be amped to face the Steelers. 7. London Fletcher: He’ll also be busy trying to slow Vick. 8. Yeremiah Bell: Aaron Hernandez & Co. should keep him busy. 9. Jerod Mayo: 24 tackles against Miami last year. 10. Lance Briggs: Should be very active against the Bears. 11. Clay Matthews: Should add to his sack total against Detroit. 12. Jonathan Vilma: SF have a new OC, which could spell trouble on offense. 13. Trent Cole: Will put McNabb on his back. 18 tackles and 3 sacks so far. 14. Karlos Dansby: Faces NE who figures to run a lot of offensive plays. 15. Brian Urlacher: At least 8 tackles every game thus far.

1. Green Bay: Should dominate Detroit at home. 2. New York Jets: I almost feel sorry for Buffalo in this one. 3. Cincinnati: Great play vs. Cleveland. 4. New Orleans: Carolina is just dreadful. 5. Pittsburgh: Could struggle if Ray Rice is out or limited. 6. Baltimore: Pittsburgh will miss Big Ben now more than ever. 7. Seattle: Faces St. Louis, possibly without Steven Jackson. 8. Indianapolis: Jacksonville is really struggling. 9. San Diego: Arizona is a shadow of their former high-octane offense. 10. Atlanta: SF is a wildcard with a new OC. They’ve been bad though. 11. Philadelphia: Interesting match-up as McNabb comes home. 12. Tennessee: 10 sacks and 6 turnovers in 3 games. Play Denver. 13. New York Giants: Now or never to get it going vs. Cutler and Bears. 14. Chicago: Held their own vs. GB, but Giants will be tough at home. 15. Houston: Face Oakland on the road.